date:Apr 22, 2022
volumes remain elevated from Q1 2019, before the COVID pandemic drove double-digit sales and volume gains at retail, said Tom Barnes, CEO of Category Partners. We believe the second quarter of this year will tell a similar story as we move further away from 2020 when the pandemic shuttered most foodservice, causing supermarket sales to soar.
Packaged salads continued dominating in total organic dollars, reaching nearly $400 million for the quarter, a gain of 1.5 percent year-over-year. The berr